The Darknet Counterfeit Gift Guide: Chanel, Rolex and Louis Vuitton

Despite the government shutdown of Silk Road and its subsequent incarnations, the next generation of Darknet marketplaces is thriving. Best known for their brisk trade in illicit drugs, weapons and porn, they’re also bursting with gorgeous high-end knockoffs of your favorite luxury brands—if you know where to look. We’ve found all the stocking stuffers you need for a fraction of their retail price, provided you’re not squeamish about their shady provenance.

To get in on this extremely secret Santa action, all you have to do is download the encrypted browser Tor, which allows access to anonymous black-market vendors on platforms like Evolution and Agora. Sometimes you have to be naughty to be nice.

Fake Nike Air Yeezy II Red October

"Nike Air Yeezy II Red October Version Replica," available from Bigdeal on Agora

Authentic Retail: $6,000. Darknet Counterfeit: $128—You Save $5,872!

Sneakerheads pay big money for these Kanye West–designed kicks, the first Nike collaboration with a nonathlete. The Red October version debuted last February and sold out almost immediately. Just don’t ask Yeezy to sign your fakes.

Fake “Les Demoiselles d’Avignon” (1907), Pablo Picasso

The real seminal Cubist masterpiece hangs in the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. You can’t afford to buy it, which doesn’t matter, because they wouldn’t sell it to you anyway. This one, though—wouldn’t it look great in your bathroom?